Communication method and device based on internet of things, and communication system

Abstract

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of communications, and relates to a communication method and device based on the Internet of Things, and a communication system, a communication device and a storage medium. The method comprises: a network device determining a communication resource; and using the communication resource to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices. A communication resource for sending control information and data information is determined, such that a first-type terminal device can have sufficient time to receive the data information after receiving the control information.

Description

A communication method, device, and system based on the Internet of Things (IoT) Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device, communication system, communication equipment, and storage medium based on the Internet of Things. Background Technology

[0002] A-IoT is a novel Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Compared to traditional IoT technologies, a significant characteristic is the massive number of A-IoT terminals that can be connected to the network. It also boasts a simple structure, low hardware and maintenance costs, low power consumption, and can operate for extended periods without battery replacement. A-IoT technology focuses on communication with passive devices, primarily for inventory management and information transmission, such as RFID information and data transmission methods.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure presents an Internet of Things (IoT) based communication method, device, system, equipment, and storage medium, which can be used in the field of communication technology.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method based on the Internet of Things is proposed, executed by a network device, comprising: determining communication resources; and using the communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method based on the Internet of Things is proposed, executed by a first type of terminal device, comprising: determining communication resources; and using the communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by a network device.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including a processing module for determining communication resources; and a transceiver module for using the communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a first type of terminal device is provided, including a processing module for determining communication resources; and a transceiver module for using the communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by a network device.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, which are respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, and configured to control the transmission and reception of wireless signals of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and to implement the methods described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a network device and one or more first-type terminal devices, wherein the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the first aspects, and the one or more first-type terminal devices are configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided that stores computer-executable instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0012] According to the communication method proposed in this disclosure, a network device determines the first information to be sent to one or more first-type terminal devices, thereby simplifying the way the network device sends information to the first-type terminal devices. Attached Figure Description

[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0014] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of topology 1 provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of topology 2 provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] Figure 1C is a schematic diagram of the format for transmitting information according to this disclosure;

[0017] Figure 1D is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2B is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 3B is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 3C is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 4A is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 4B is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 4C is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 5 is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the time-domain resources of control information and data information;

[0028] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the time-domain resources for control information and data information;

[0029] Figure 6C is a schematic diagram of the time-domain resources of control information and data information;

[0030] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first type of terminal device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0034] This disclosure presents an Internet of Things (IoT) based communication method and device, communication system, communication equipment, and storage medium.

[0035] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method based on the Internet of Things (IoT), which is executed by a network device and includes: determining communication resources and using the communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0036] In the above embodiments, by determining communication resources, it is ensured that the first type of terminal device has sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the communication resources includes: determining a first resource and a second resource based on a protocol predefined definition, wherein the first resource is used to send control information and the second resource is used to send data information.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy any one of the following: the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to a first time interval, the first time point being the first time domain unit of the first resource and the third time point being the first time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the second time point being the last time domain unit of the first resource and the fourth time point being the last time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, using communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices includes: using a first resource to send control information to one or more first-type terminal devices; and using a second resource to send data information to one or more first-type terminal devices after a first time interval following a first time point or a second time point of the first resource.

[0040] In the above embodiments, the network device and the first type of terminal device determine the first resource and the second resource, as well as the first time interval, so as to transmit control information and data information through the first resource and the second resource respectively, so that the first type of terminal device can have sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices includes: sending a first transmission block to one or more first-type terminal devices, the first transmission block including control information, data information, and an introductory code, the introductory code being located between the control information and the data information.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain length of the intermediate code is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending second information to one or more first-type terminal devices, the second information being used to indicate the time-domain length of the mid-prefix; or determining the second information based on a protocol predefined.

[0044] In the above embodiments, the network device sends the first transmission block and the second information to the first type of terminal device, so that the first type of terminal device has sufficient time to receive data information after receiving the control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first time interval based on a predefined protocol; or determining a first time interval based on device information of one or more first-type terminal devices; or receiving a first time interval sent by one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the control information includes at least one of the following: selection information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following information of one or more first-type terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; inventory information, used to trigger inventory start or inventory end, or used to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory time length, and inventory round number; feedback information, used to indicate whether the information sent by one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device; read information, used to trigger a read operation, the read operation including at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, or reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices have performed a preset action; write information, used to trigger a write operation, the write operation indicating at least one of the following: a preset area where the information to be written is written, and the information to be written; lock information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more first-type terminal devices; and deactivation information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices to deactivate.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the data information includes at least one of the following: data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a first storage mode; data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a second storage mode; information to be written corresponding to a write operation; data information requested by one or more first-type terminal devices from a network device; and data information notified by the network device to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the communication resources for sending control information and data information are determined by the network device so that the first type of terminal device can receive the data information after receiving the control information.

[0049] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method based on the Internet of Things, executed by a first type of terminal device, including: determining communication resources and using the communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by a network device.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the communication resources includes: determining a first resource and a second resource based on a protocol predefined definition, wherein the first resource is used to receive control information and the second resource is used to receive data information.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy any one of the following: the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to a first time interval, the first time point being the first time domain unit of the first resource and the third time point being the first time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the second time point being the last time domain unit of the first resource and the fourth time point being the last time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, using communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by a network device includes: using a first resource to receive control information sent by a network device; and using a second resource to receive data information sent by a network device after a first time point or a first time interval following a first time point of the first resource.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the network device and the first type of terminal device determine the first resource and the second resource, as well as the first time interval, so as to transmit control information and data information through the first resource and the second resource respectively, so that the first type of terminal device can have sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving control information and data information sent by the network device includes: receiving a first transport block sent by the network device, the first transport block including control information, data information, and an intermolecular code, the intermolecular code being located between the control information and the data information.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain length of the intermediate code is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving second information sent by a network device, the second information being used to indicate the time-domain length of the middle preamble; or determining the second information based on a protocol predefined.

[0057] In the above embodiments, the first type of terminal device sends a first transmission block and second information through the network device, so that the first type of terminal device can have sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first time interval based on a protocol predefined definition; or determining a first time interval based on device information of one or more first type terminal devices; or receiving a first time interval sent to a network device.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the control information includes at least one of the following: selection information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following information of one or more first-type terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; inventory information, used to trigger inventory start or inventory end, or used to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory time length, and inventory round number; feedback information, used to indicate whether the information sent by one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device; read information, used to trigger a read operation, the read operation including at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, or reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices have performed a preset action; write information, used to trigger a write operation, the write operation indicating at least one of the following: a preset area where the information to be written is written, and the information to be written; lock information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more first-type terminal devices; and deactivation information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices to deactivate.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the data information includes at least one of the following: data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a first storage mode; data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a second storage mode; information to be written corresponding to a write operation; data information requested by one or more first-type terminal devices from a network device; and data information notified by the network device to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0061] In the above embodiments, the first type of terminal device and the network device determine communication resources so that the first type of terminal device can receive control information and data information sent from the network device on different communication resources, thereby ensuring that there is sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information.

[0062] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including a processing module for determining communication resources; and a transceiver module for using the communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0063] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a first type of terminal device, including a processing module for determining communication resources; and a transceiver module for using the communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by a network device.

[0064] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, including: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, respectively connected to the transceiver and the memory, configured to control the transmission and reception of wireless signals of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, so that the communication device performs the method described in any one of the embodiments of the first and second aspects of this disclosure.

[0065] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system, including: a network device configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of the first aspect of this disclosure; and one or more first-type terminal devices configured to implement the method described in any embodiment of the second aspect of this disclosure.

[0066] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in any one of the embodiments of the first or second aspect of this disclosure.

[0067] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in the optional implementations of the first and second aspects.

[0068] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the optional implementations of the first and second aspects.

[0069] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to optional implementations of the first and second aspects above.

[0070] It is understood that the aforementioned network devices, first-type terminal devices, communication systems, communication equipment, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0071] This disclosure provides a communication method and device, communication system, communication device, and storage medium based on the Internet of Things (IoT). In some embodiments, terms such as communication method and information processing method can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as network device, information processing device, and communication device, and terms such as information processing system and communication system.

[0072] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0073] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0074] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0075] In this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the aforementioned," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular or a plural expression.

[0076] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0077] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0078] The descriptions in this disclosure, such as "at least one of A, B, C..." or "A and / or B and / or C...", include the case where any one of A, B, C... exists alone, as well as the case where any combination of any of A, B, C... exists alone. Each case can exist alone. For example, "at least one of A, B, C" includes the cases of A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B combination, A and C combination, B and C combination, and A and B and C combination. For example, A and / or B includes the cases of A alone, B alone, and A and B combination.

[0079] In some embodiments, the notation "in one case A, in another case B" or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: A is executed regardless of B, i.e., A is executed in some embodiments; B is executed regardless of A, i.e., B is executed in some embodiments; A and B are selectively executed, i.e., A and B are selected for execution in some embodiments; A and B are both executed, i.e., A and B are executed in some embodiments. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0080] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0081] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0082] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0083] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0084] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0085] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0086] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0087] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0088] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0089] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0090] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0091] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0092] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0093] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0094] IoT-related technologies include MTC (Machine Type Communications), NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT), and RedCap (Reduced Capability UE). MTC and NB-IoT significantly reduce the cost of IoT terminals by employing technologies such as low bandwidth, single antenna, reduced peak data rate, half-duplex operation, and reduced transmit power. eDRX (enhanced Discontinuous Reception) and PSM (Power Saving Mode) greatly reduce the power consumption of IoT terminals. Simultaneously, MTC and NB-IoT can support a large number of IoT terminals accessing the network, thus meeting the demand for massive connectivity. NB-IoT is a low-power wide-area network technology with key characteristics such as low cost, low power consumption, strong coverage, and massive connectivity. It is largely based on the non-backward-compatible E-UTRA, with a coverage target of MCL of 164dB, greatly enhancing indoor coverage and supporting a large number of low-throughput, low-latency-sensitive devices. NB-IoT supports three operating modes: in-band, standalone, and guardband. Both uplink and downlink RF bandwidths are 180kHz. Downlink uses OFDMA technology with a 15kHz subcarrier spacing, while uplink uses SC-FDMA technology. It supports both single-tone and multi-tone transmission. Enhanced versions of NB-IoT support a wealth of features, including multi-carrier support, positioning, multicast, wake-up signals, and fast small data transmission, and can coexist with LTE and NR systems.

[0095] eMTC is an enhanced version of LTE-M (LTE-Machine-to-Machine), an IoT technology evolved from LTE. It is also a low-cost, low-power wide-area network technology. Compared to NB-IoT, eMTC has slightly weaker coverage, targeting an MCL of 156dB, but it can support higher transmission rates, some mobility, and voice services. eMTC has 1.4MHz uplink and downlink RF bandwidth and can support a maximum peak rate of 1Mbps.

[0096] RedCap, short for Reduced Capability, is a new technology standard based on 5G NR. Simply put, RedCap is a lightweight version of 5G. The large-scale industrial wireless sensor network (IWSN) use cases described by 5G requirements include not only the very demanding URLLC services, but also relatively low-end applications requiring small device size, support for fully wireless transmission, and battery life of several years. These applications have higher requirements than LPWA (i.e., LTE-M / NB-IoT), but lower than URLCC and eMBB. Furthermore, smart city surveillance cameras and wearable device use cases such as smartwatches, electronic health-related devices, and medical monitoring equipment also have the characteristics of small device size, simplified functions, and the need to connect to the 5G radio access network and core network, urgently requiring the introduction of lower-cost, simplified 5G NR terminals. Therefore, 5G NR introduced the NR RedCap issue in Release 17, and all standardization is expected to be completed by mid-2022.

[0097] A-IoT is a novel Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Compared to traditional IoT technologies, a significant characteristic is the massive number of A-IoT terminals (A-IoT UEs, A-IoT devices, A-IoT Tags) in the network, enabling the inventory and monitoring of large-scale objects. A-IoT terminal devices can also be customized to meet different application needs, making A-IoT technology widely applicable and highly practical. Compared to NB-IoT terminals, A-IoT terminals have a simpler structure, lower hardware and maintenance costs, and the entire device may or may not include a power supply.

[0098] A-IoT devices can be categorized into Type 1, Type 2a, Type 2b, and Type 2c. Type 1 and 2a devices are passive, while Type 2b is an active device. Type 1 devices operate based on backscatter, exhibiting the lowest complexity and lowest power consumption. Type 2a devices support energy storage and operate based on backscatter; their complexity and power consumption are higher than Type 1 devices, offering some signal amplification while maintaining relatively low power consumption. Type 2b devices operate based on active transmission, possessing both signal amplification and active information transmission capabilities. Furthermore, Type 2c devices possess both active information transmission and backscatter capabilities. These devices can harvest energy from the environment to power normal uplink and downlink transmissions. Environmental energy includes natural energy such as solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as artificial energy such as electromagnetic waves emitted by artificial devices.

[0099] Currently, two basic topology scenarios are supported. As shown in Figure 1A, Topology 1 involves a direct connection between the A-IoT base station (or reader) and the A-IoT terminal (A-IoT UE, A-IoT device, A-IoT Tag, device). As shown in Figure 1B, Topology 2 involves communication between the A-IoT device and the UE, with the UE acting as an intermediate node sending data to the network side.

[0100] For devices that use backscattering for uplink transmission, a continuous wave (CW) energy source (CW node) is required to provide the electromagnetic waves for reflection. The CW is typically of constant amplitude. The CW node can be a standalone node or a base station / intermediate node (e.g., a UE) communicating with the device. The frequency of the electromagnetic wave reflected by the device can be exactly the same as the CW frequency or it can have some offset. The magnitude of the offset depends on the device's hardware characteristics; the offset may be a fixed value, or if the device hardware supports it, it may support multiple fixed values, or it may be a dynamically adjustable value.

[0101] Information transmission in A-IoT technology can be referenced from RFID. Currently, RFID information and data include the following types:

[0102] Select: Includes Select and Challenge. The reader / writer can use the Select command to select one or more tags within its coverage area based on the data stored in the tags, and the Challenge command to query the encryption and authentication types of the tags. The reader / writer can then inventory or connect to the selected tags.

[0103] Inventory includes commands such as Query, QueryAdjus, QueryRep, ACK, and NAK. Readers can use these commands to identify tags. An inventory count begins with a Query command and ends with sending another Query command, or sending a Select or Challenge command. Sending a Query command requires association with one of four defined sessions (S0, S1, S2, and S3), and a single session can only support one inventory count. Multiple tags may respond during an inventory count. The reader will detect a single tag response and request the tag's EPC code.

[0104] Access includes commands such as Req_RN, Read, Write, Lock, Kill, Access, BlockWrite, BlockErase, BlockPermalock, Authenticate, ReadBuffer, SecureComm, AuthComm, KeyUpdate, Untraceable, FileOpen, FileList, FilePrivilege, FileSetup, and TagPrivilege. The reader / writer can perform operations on tags such as reading, writing, locking, and deactivating them. It can also perform security-related operations such as authentication, and file-related operations such as opening files stored in the tag. Access operations involve multiple commands, and a single reader / writer may only support access to one tag.

[0105] Based on the above types, this disclosure proposes a reader information transmission format as shown in Figure 1C. After receiving control information, the device may continue to receive data information sent by the reader. Before receiving data information, the device needs a certain preparation time, such as the decoding time for control information and the preparation time for receiving data. In the above scenario, control information and data information are sent continuously, and the reader as a whole confirms the time-frequency domain resources. How to ensure that the device has sufficient preparation time to receive data information after receiving R2D control information sent by the reader is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0106] Based on the information transmission format shown in Figure 1C, this disclosure proposes a communication method and device, communication system, communication equipment, and storage medium based on the Internet of Things. The communication resources are defined through network devices, and the communication resources are used to send control information and data information to a first type of terminal device, ensuring that there is sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information.

[0107] The method proposed in this disclosure is applicable to various communication systems, including but not limited to 4G, 5G, 5G-advance and subsequent communication technologies (such as 6G).

[0108] Figure 1D is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1D, the communication system 100 may include a network device 101 and a first type terminal device 102.

[0109] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be a device for determining communication resources.

[0110] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be a device for determining a first resource and a second resource.

[0111] In some embodiments, network device 101 may send a first transport block.

[0112] In some embodiments, network device 101 may send a mid-bandgap code.

[0113] In some embodiments, network device 101 may send second information.

[0114] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be a device for determining a first time interval.

[0115] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be a device that sends control information to a first type of terminal device.

[0116] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be a device that sends data information to a first type of terminal device.

[0117] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be an intermediate node. An intermediate node includes at least one of a terminal, repeater, repeater, integrated access, and backhaul IAB node.

[0118] In some embodiments, network device 101 may be an auxiliary node.

[0119] In some embodiments, the network device may be an A-IoT network device, or it may be a 6G-IoT (6G Internet of Things, a further evolution of the Internet of Things based on the environment) network device.

[0120] In some embodiments, the name of the network device 101 is not limited, and may be, for example, "device for determining communication resources", "device for sending control information", "device for sending data information", etc.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 may be a device for determining communication resources.

[0122] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 can receive control information.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 can receive data information.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 may receive the first transmission block.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 can receive a mid-bandgap code.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 may be a device for determining the second information.

[0127] In some embodiments, the name of the first type of terminal device 102 is not limited, and it may be, for example, a "device for determining communication resources", a "device for receiving control information", a "device for receiving data information", etc.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device 102 may be an intermediate node or an auxiliary node device. The first type of terminal device may be an A-IoT terminal device. The type of the first type of terminal device includes at least one of type 1, type 2a, type 2b, and type 2c. The first type of terminal device collects energy from the environment to power the first type of terminal device to complete communication transmission. The energy in the environment includes both natural energy and artificial energy. For example, the first type of terminal device may be a device, and the network device may act as a reader.

[0129] In some embodiments, the terminal may include at least one of, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and a wireless terminal device in a smart home.

[0130] The network device in this application embodiment is an entity on the network side used to transmit or receive signals. For example, the network device can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology or device form used in the network device. The network device provided in this application embodiment can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU can also be called a control unit. Using a CU-DU structure, the protocol layer of the network device, such as a base station, can be separated. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0131] The terminal device in this application embodiment is a user-side entity used to receive or transmit signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be called a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, etc. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology or device form used in the terminal device.

[0132] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0133] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1D, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1D are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1D, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1D. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0134] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other user plane path establishment methods, and next-generation systems extended from them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0135] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, this embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication method that can be executed by a communication system, such as the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1D. The communication system includes a network device and at least one first-type terminal device. The interactive method may include the following steps:

[0136] Step 2101: The network device and one or more Type 1 terminal devices determine the communication resources.

[0137] In some embodiments, the network device may determine communication resources based on protocol predefined rules, identifying a first resource and a second resource, wherein the first resource is used to send control information and the second resource is used to send data information.

[0138] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device may determine communication resources based on protocol predefinition, determining a first resource and a second resource, wherein the first resource is used to receive control information and the second resource is used to receive data information.

[0139] In some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy any one of the following: the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to a first time interval, where the first time point is the first time domain unit of the first resource and the third time point is the first time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, where the second time point is the last time domain unit of the first resource and the fourth time point is the last time domain unit of the second resource; the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval; the time interval between a second time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0140] In some embodiments, the first time point is the first time-domain unit of the first resource, the second time point is the last time-domain unit of the first resource, the third time point is the first time-domain unit of the second resource, and the fourth time point is the last time-domain unit of the second resource. Here, a time point is a time-domain unit in which information occupies a time-domain resource; the time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the time-domain unit can be a time-domain symbol in which information occupies a time-domain resource, or a wireless frame, or a millisecond, etc.

[0141] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device determines the first time interval based on a predefined protocol; or based on device information of one or more first type of terminal devices; or by sending the first time interval to a network device.

[0142] In some embodiments, the network device determines the first time interval based on a predefined protocol; or based on device information of one or more first-type terminal devices; or by receiving the first time interval sent by one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0143] In some embodiments, each first type of terminal device can determine a first time interval based on a protocol predefined or its own device information. The first time interval determined by each first type of terminal device can be the same or different.

[0144] In some embodiments, the network device may determine the first time interval based on a predefined protocol, or it may determine the first time interval for sending control information and data information to each first type of terminal device based on the first time interval sent by each first type of terminal device, or the network device may determine the first time interval for sending control information and data information to one or more first type of terminal devices according to the first time interval sent by one of the multiple first type of terminal devices.

[0145] In some embodiments, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0146] For example, the first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the vendor, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0147] In some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy the condition that the time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0148] For example, the time-domain resources occupied by control information and data information satisfy a first relationship. This first relationship can be that the time interval between a first time point of the time-domain resources occupied by control information and a second time point of the time-domain resources occupied by data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval. The first time point can be the last time-domain unit occupied by the control information, and the time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point could be the last time-domain symbol occupied by the control information, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc. The second time point is the first time-domain unit occupied by the data information, and the time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. The time interval between the first time point and the second time point is not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0149] For example, as shown in Figure 6A, which illustrates the determination of communication resources, the last time domain symbol of the time domain resource symbol occupied by control information is its first time point, and the first time domain symbol of the time domain resource symbol occupied by data information is its second time point. The time interval between the two time points is not less than a first time interval, which is predefined by the protocol as 4 time domain symbols.

[0150] In some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy the following condition: the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to a first time interval, the first time point is the first time domain unit of the first resource, and the third time point is the first time domain unit of the second resource.

[0151] For example, the time interval between the second time point of the time domain resource occupied by control information and the second time point of the time domain resource occupied by data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval. The second time point is the first time domain unit in which information occupies the time domain resource, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the second time point is the first time domain symbol in which information occupies the time domain resource, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc. The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, and the time units can be relative time units, such as: time domain symbol, sub-time slot, time slot, subframe, radio frame, etc., or they can be absolute time units, such as: hour, minute, second, millisecond, microsecond.

[0152] In some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy the following condition: the time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the second time point is the last time domain unit of the first resource, and the fourth time point is the last time domain unit of the second resource.

[0153] For example, the time interval between the first time point of the time domain resource occupied by control information and the first time point of the time domain resource occupied by data information is not less than / greater than a first time interval. The first time point is the last time domain unit in which information occupies the time domain resource, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time domain symbol in which information occupies the time domain resource, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc. The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Further, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as: time domain symbol, sub-time slot, time slot, subframe, radio frame, etc., or can be absolute time units, such as: hour, minute, second, millisecond, microsecond.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first resource and the second resource satisfy the condition that the time interval between a first time point of the first resource and a fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0155] For example, the time interval between the second time point of the time domain resource occupied by the control information and the first time point of the time domain resource occupied by the data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval. The first time point is the last time domain unit in which the information occupies the time domain resource, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time domain symbol in which the data information occupies the time domain resource, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc. The second time point is the first time domain unit in which the control information occupies the time domain resource, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Further, the first time interval can be n time units, and the time units can be relative time units, such as: time domain symbol, sub-time slot, time slot, subframe, radio frame, etc., or can be absolute time units, such as: hour, minute, second, millisecond, microsecond.

[0156] Step 2102: The network device sends control information and data information to one or more Type 1 terminal devices.

[0157] In some embodiments, the network device uses a communication device to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0158] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first resource to send control information to one or more first-type terminal devices, and uses a second resource to send data information to one or more first-type terminal devices. The first and second resources are determined in step 2101.

[0159] In some embodiments, a first type of terminal device receives control information on a first resource and data information on a second resource.

[0160] In some embodiments, the network device uses a first resource to send control information to one or more first-type terminal devices; and uses a second resource to send data information to one or more first-type terminal devices after a first time interval following a first time point or a second time point of the first resource.

[0161] In some embodiments, a first type of terminal device receives control information on a first resource and receives data information on a second resource after a first time interval following a first time point or a second time point on the first resource.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first time interval may be the first time interval determined in step 2101, which will not be described again here.

[0163] For example, data information needs to be sent during the first time interval of the control information. Specifically, the reference time point for transmission is at least one of the following: the first time point of the time domain resource occupied by the control information, and the second time point of the time domain resource occupied by the control information. The first time point is the last time domain unit of the time domain resource occupied by the information, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time domain symbol of the time domain resource occupied by the information, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc. The second time point is the first time domain unit of the time domain resource occupied by the information, and the time domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the first time domain symbol of the time domain resource occupied by the information, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc. The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0164] For example, as shown in Figure 6B, which illustrates the time-domain resources for control and data information, the last time-domain symbol occupied by the control information serves as the reference time point. The data information needs to be sent after the first time interval. The first time interval consists of four time-domain symbols, and the number of time-domain symbols can be predefined by the protocol.

[0165] In some embodiments, the control information includes at least one of the following: selection information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following information of one or more first-type terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; inventory information, used to trigger inventory start or inventory end, or used to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory time length, and inventory round number; feedback information, used to indicate whether the information sent by one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device; read information, used to trigger a read operation, the read operation including at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, and reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices perform a preset action; write information, used to trigger a write operation, the write operation indicating at least one of the following: a preset area where the information to be written is written, and the information to be written; lock information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more first-type terminal devices; and deactivation information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices to deactivate.

[0166] In some embodiments, selection information is used by a first type of terminal device to know the terminal device selected by the network device.

[0167] In some embodiments, when selection information is available, the query information is used to query the selected terminal device; when no selection information is available, the query information is used to query all terminal devices that received the first information. In other words, the query information may not include identification information; that is, when the first information includes both selection information and query information, the query information does not include identification information, and the query information is used to query the terminal device indicated by the selection information.

[0168] In some embodiments, selection information can be used simultaneously with pre-stored access information and inventory information.

[0169] For example, feedback information can be used to indicate to the terminal device whether D2R has been successfully received, that is, whether the information sent by the A-IoT terminal device to the A-IoT network device has been successfully received by the A-IoT network device.

[0170] For example, reading information can be used to trigger a read operation, which can be reading pre-stored information in a specified area of ​​the device, or reading the result information after the device performs a certain action.

[0171] In some embodiments, the purpose of the written information is not limited. For example, if the device needs to process data, then the reader needs to send the content of the processed data to the device, and the written information may be written data information; or, if the reader needs to instruct the device to perform a certain operation periodically, then the written information may be written control information.

[0172] In some embodiments, the deactivation information may be an instruction for the first type of terminal device to hibernate / deactivate, or the deactivation information may be to disable the first type of terminal device.

[0173] In some embodiments, the data information includes at least one of the following: data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a first storage mode; data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a second storage mode; information to be written corresponding to a write operation; data information requested by one or more first-type terminal devices from a network device; and data information notified by the network device to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0174] In some embodiments, the first storage method is to store the data in a cache, which can also be called temporary storage. Data stored temporarily may be lost in the event of a power outage. The second storage method is to store the data in memory, which can also be called permanent storage. Data will not be lost in the event of a power outage.

[0175] For example, an A-IoT network device sends control information and data information to an A-IoT terminal device, wherein the control information is sent through a first resource and the data information is sent through a second resource, and the first resource and the second resource have a first time interval. Control information can be at least one of the following information types: selection information, used to indicate one or more devices; whether the recipient of the first information includes one or more devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following: device encryption and authentication type, device power level, device supported information reporting type, device type, device ID information, and device pre-stored access information; disk storage information, triggering disk storage start or end, or indicating disk storage related information, such as period, time length, number of rounds, etc.; feedback information, indicating whether D2R has been successfully received; read information, triggering a read operation: reading pre-stored information in a specified area of ​​the device, or reading the result information after the device performs a certain action; write information, triggering a write operation: indicating a specific area to be written, or indicating specific information to be written; lock information, locking one or more functions of the device; deactivation information, indicating that the device is deactivated.

[0176] For example, the data information can be at least one of the following information types: data information temporarily stored on the device; data information permanently stored on the device; specific information for write operations; data information that the device requests the reader to send; data information that the reader actively notifies the device.

[0177] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device is capable of performing at least one of the following operations on the data information: temporary storage, permanent storage, or ignoring.

[0178] For example, a device can temporarily store data, or permanently store it, or ignore it.

[0179] In the above embodiments, the network device and the first type of terminal device determine the first resource and the second resource, as well as the first time interval, so as to transmit control information and data information through the first resource and the second resource respectively, so that the first type of terminal device can have sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0180] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0181] Figure 2B is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, this embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication method that can be executed by a communication system, such as the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1D. The communication system includes a network device and at least one first-type terminal device. The interactive method may include the following steps:

[0182] Step 2201: The network device sends a first transport block to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first transport block includes control information, data information, and an intermediate code, with the intermediate code located between the control information and the data information.

[0184] In some embodiments, the communication resources used by the network device to send the first transport block to one or more first-type terminal devices may be communication resources configured according to a preset resource configuration method, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0185] For example, the A-IoT network device sends a first transport block to the A-IoT terminal device. The first transport block includes: control information, data information, and indices.

[0186] In some embodiments, the functions of the middle guide code are: synchronization, correction, and protection interval. Synchronization includes time-domain synchronization and frequency-domain synchronization. Correction refers to correcting the accuracy of the crystal oscillator. Protection interval refers to the protection interval between control information and data information.

[0187] In some embodiments, the inductor carries information, and the time domain length of the inductor is the time interval between the control information and the data information.

[0188] In some embodiments, the control information includes at least one of the following: selection information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following information of one or more first-type terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; inventory information, used to trigger inventory start or inventory end, or used to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory time length, and inventory round number; feedback information, used to indicate whether the information sent by one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device; read information, used to trigger a read operation, the read operation including at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, and reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices perform a preset action; write information, used to trigger a write operation, the write operation indicating at least one of the following: a preset area where the information to be written is written, and the information to be written; lock information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more first-type terminal devices; and deactivation information, used to instruct one or more first-type terminal devices to deactivate.

[0189] In some embodiments, selection information is used by a first type of terminal device to know the terminal device selected by the network device.

[0190] In some embodiments, when selection information is available, the query information is used to query the selected terminal device; when no selection information is available, the query information is used to query all terminal devices that received the first information. In other words, the query information may not include identification information; that is, when the first information includes both selection information and query information, the query information does not include identification information, and the query information is used to query the terminal device indicated by the selection information.

[0191] In some embodiments, selection information can be used simultaneously with pre-stored access information and inventory information.

[0192] For example, feedback information can be used to indicate to the terminal device whether D2R has been successfully received, that is, whether the information sent by the A-IoT terminal device to the A-IoT network device has been successfully received by the A-IoT network device.

[0193] For example, reading information can be used to trigger a read operation, which can be reading pre-stored information in a specified area of ​​the device, or reading the result information after the device performs a certain action.

[0194] In some embodiments, the purpose of the written information is not limited. For example, if the device needs to process data, then the reader needs to send the content of the processed data to the device, and the written information may be written data information; or, if the reader needs to instruct the device to perform a certain operation periodically, then the written information may be written control information.

[0195] In some embodiments, the deactivation information may be an instruction for the first type of terminal device to hibernate / deactivate, or the deactivation information may be to disable the first type of terminal device.

[0196] In some embodiments, the data information includes at least one of the following: data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a first storage mode; data information stored in one or more first-type terminal devices in a second storage mode; information to be written corresponding to a write operation; data information requested by one or more first-type terminal devices from a network device; and data information notified by the network device to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first storage method is to store the data in a cache, which can also be called temporary storage. Data stored temporarily may be lost in the event of a power outage. The second storage method is to store the data in memory, which can also be called permanent storage. Data will not be lost in the event of a power outage.

[0198] For example, an A-IoT network device sends control information and data information to an A-IoT terminal device. The control information is sent via a first resource, and the data information is sent via a second resource. There is a first time interval between the first and second resources. The control information can be at least one of the following information types: selection information, used to indicate one or more devices; whether the recipient of the first information is included in these one or more devices; query information, used to query at least one of the following: the device's encryption and authentication type, the device's battery level, the device's supported information reporting type, the device's type, the device's ID information, and the device's pre-stored access information; inventory information, triggering the start or end of inventory, or indicating inventory-related information, such as period, time length, number of rounds, etc.; feedback information, indicating whether D2R was successfully received; read information, triggering a read operation: reading pre-stored information in a specified area of ​​the device, or reading the result information after the device performs a certain action; write information, triggering a write operation: indicating a specific area to be written, or indicating specific information to be written; lock information, locking one or more functions of the device; deactivation information, indicating that the device is deactivated.

[0199] For example, the data information can be at least one of the following information types: data information temporarily stored on the device; data information permanently stored on the device; specific information for write operations; data information that the device requests the reader to send; data information that the reader actively notifies the device.

[0200] Step 2202: The network device sends second information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0201] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate the time-domain length of the middle preamble.

[0202] For example, the intermediate code is located between the control information and the data information, and the time domain length of the intermediate code satisfies a second relationship, which can be not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0203] In some embodiments, the second information may be based on a protocol predefined.

[0204] For example, the time domain length of the inductor can be predefined by the protocol or indicated by the reader to the device via control information.

[0205] In some embodiments, the time-domain length of the middle preamble is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first time interval may be determined based on a predefined protocol, or it may be determined based on device information of one or more first-type terminal devices, or it may be determined by the first-type terminal device sending information to the network device.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device determines the first time interval based on a predefined protocol; or based on device information of one or more first type of terminal devices; or by sending the first time interval to a network device.

[0208] In some embodiments, the network device determines the first time interval based on a predefined protocol; or based on device information of one or more first-type terminal devices; or by receiving the first time interval sent by one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0209] In some embodiments, each first type of terminal device can determine a first time interval based on a protocol predefined or its own device information. The first time interval determined by each first type of terminal device can be the same or different.

[0210] In some embodiments, the network device may determine the first time interval based on a predefined protocol, or it may determine the first time interval for sending control information and data information to each first type of terminal device based on the first time interval sent by each first type of terminal device, or the network device may determine the first time interval for sending control information and data information to one or more first type of terminal devices according to the first time interval sent by one of the multiple first type of terminal devices.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0212] For example, the first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the vendor, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0213] Step 2203: The first type of terminal device determines the second information.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device determines the time domain length of the intro code based on the second information sent by the receiving network device.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device may determine the second information, namely the time domain length of the intro code, based on a protocol predefined.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device determines the time-domain length between control information and data information, i.e., the time-domain length of the intermediate code, based on determined second information.

[0217] For example, the time domain length of the inductor can be predefined by the protocol or indicated by the reader to the device via control information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device determines the length of the time domain resources occupied by the control information and the length of the time domain resources occupied by the data information in the first transport block by determining the time domain length of the intro code, so that there is sufficient time to receive the data information after receiving the control information.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal device is capable of performing at least one of the following operations on the data information: temporary storage, permanent storage, or ignoring.

[0220] For example, a device can temporarily store data, or permanently store it, or ignore it.

[0221] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 2201 to 2203. For example, step 2201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 2202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and so on, but is not limited thereto. Steps 2201+2202, 2202+2203, and 2201+2202+2203 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0222] In some embodiments, the execution order of step 2201 is not limited.

[0223] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0224] In the above embodiments, a network device sends first information and / or second information to one or more first-type terminal devices so that the first-type terminal devices can determine the format of the first information, thereby simplifying the information transmission method between A-IoT devices.

[0225] Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment shown in Figure 2A, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0226] Step 3101: Determine communication resources.

[0227] The optional implementation of step 3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0228] Step 3102: Send control information and data information to one or more Type 1 terminal devices.

[0229] The optional implementation of step 3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0230] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3102. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment.

[0231] Figure 3B is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment shown in Figure 2B, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0232] Step 3201: Send a first transport block to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0233] The optional implementation of step 3201 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] Step 3202: Send the second information to one or more first-type terminal devices.

[0235] The optional implementation of step 3202 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2202 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0236] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201-3202. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and so on, but is not limited thereto. Steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0237] Figure 3C is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0238] Step 3301: Determine communication resources.

[0239] The optional implementation of step 3301 can be found in step 2101 of Figure 2A, the optional implementation of step 3101 of Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0240] In embodiments of this disclosure, step 3301 may be combined with step 3102 in FIG3A.

[0241] Step 3302: Using communication resources, send control information and data information to one or more Type 1 terminal devices.

[0242] The optional implementation of step 3302 can be found in step 2102 of Figure 2A, step 2201 of Figure 2B, step 3102 of Figure 3A, step 3201 of Figure 3B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0243] In embodiments of this disclosure, step 3302 may be combined with step 3101 in FIG3A or with step 3202 in FIG3B.

[0244] Figure 4A is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment shown in Figure 2A, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0245] Step 4101: Determine communication resources.

[0246] The optional implementation of step 4101 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0247] Step 4102: Receive control information and data information sent by the network device.

[0248] The optional implementation of step 4102 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0249] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as standalone embodiments.

[0250] Figure 4B is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiment shown in Figure 2B, this disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0251] Step 4201: Receive the first transport block sent by the network device.

[0252] The optional implementation of step 4201 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0253] Step 4202: Receive the second information sent by the network device.

[0254] The optional implementation of step 4202 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2202 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0255] Step 4203: Determine the second information.

[0256] The optional implementation of step 4203 can be found in the optional implementation of step 2203 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0257] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps 4201-4203. For example, step 4201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step 4202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and so on, but is not limited thereto. Steps 4201+4202, 4202+4203, and 4201+4201+4203 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0258] Figure 4C is a schematic flowchart of a communication method for a first type of terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0259] Step 4301: Determine communication resources.

[0260] Optional implementations of step 4301 can be found in step 2101 of Figure 2A, optional implementations of step 4101 of Figure 4A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0261] In embodiments of this disclosure, step 4301 may be combined with step 4202 or step 4102 in FIG4A.

[0262] Step 4302: Use communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by network devices.

[0263] Optional implementations of step 4302 can be found in step 2102 of Figure 2A, step 2201 of Figure 2B, step 4102 of Figure 4A, step 4201 of Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 4A, and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0264] In embodiments of this disclosure, step 4302 may be combined with step 4101 in FIG4A, step 4202 or step 4203 in FIG4B.

[0265] Figure 5 is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which includes:

[0266] Step 5101: The network device and one or more Type 1 terminal devices determine the communication resources.

[0267] The optional implementation of step 5101 can be found in the optional implementations of step 2101 in Figure 2A, step 3101 in Figure 3A, step 3301 in Figure 3C, step 4101 in Figure 4A, and step 4301 in Figure 4C, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 3A, 3C, 4A, and 4C, which will not be repeated here.

[0268] Step 5102: The network device uses communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more Type 1 terminal devices.

[0269] Optional implementations of step 5102 can be found in the optional implementations of step 2102 in Figure 2A, step 2201 in Figure 2B, step 3102 in Figure 3A, step 3201 in Figure 3B, step 3302 in Figure 3C, step 4102 in Figure 4A, step 4201 in Figure 4B, and step 4302 in Figure 4C, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, and 4C, which will not be repeated here.

[0270] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the embodiments on the network device side and the first type of terminal device side, which will not be repeated here.

[0271] In the above embodiments, a first resource and a second resource are determined by the network device and the first type of terminal device, so as to transmit control information and data information through the first resource and the second resource respectively, so that the first type of terminal device can have sufficient time to receive data information after receiving control information, thus ensuring the transmission of information.

[0272] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0273] The following are specific solutions provided by embodiments of this disclosure:

[0274] Example 1:

[0275] IoT network devices send control information and data information to IoT terminal devices. The time-domain resources occupied by the control information and data information satisfy a first relationship. The method for determining the first relationship includes at least one of the following:

[0276] Method 1: Protocol Definition

[0277] The time interval between the first time point of the time domain resources occupied by control information and the second time point of the time domain resources occupied by data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0278] The first time point is the last time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. The time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc.

[0279] The second time point is the first time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. This time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point could be the first time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc.

[0280] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0281] For example, as shown in Figure 6A, which is a schematic diagram of the time-domain resources for control information and data information, the last time-domain symbol occupied by the control information is its first time point, and the first time-domain symbol occupied by the data information is its second time point. The time interval between the two time points is not less than a first time interval, which is predefined by the protocol as 4 time-domain symbols.

[0282] Method 2:

[0283] The time interval between the second time point of the time domain resources occupied by the control information and the second time point of the time domain resources occupied by the data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0284] The second time point is the first time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. This time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point could be the first time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc.

[0285] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0286] Method 3:

[0287] The time interval between the first time point of the time domain resources occupied by control information and the first time point of the time domain resources occupied by data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0288] The first time point is the last time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. The time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc.

[0289] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0290] Method 4:

[0291] The time interval between the second time point of the time domain resources occupied by the control information and the first time point of the time domain resources occupied by the data information is not less than / greater than the first time interval.

[0292] The first time point is the last time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. The time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc.

[0293] The second time point is the first time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. This time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point could be the first time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc.

[0294] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0295] Method 5:

[0296] Data information needs to be sent after the first time interval of the control information. Specifically, the reference time point is at least one of the following: the first time point of the time domain resources occupied by the control information, and the second time point of the time domain resources occupied by the control information.

[0297] The first time point is the last time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. The time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point is the last time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the last radio frame, or the last millisecond, etc.

[0298] The second time point is the first time-domain unit in which the information occupies time-domain resources. This time-domain unit can be a relative time unit or an absolute time unit. For example, the first time point could be the first time-domain symbol in which the information occupies time-domain resources, or the first radio frame, or the first millisecond, etc.

[0299] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0300] As exemplified by the time-domain resource diagram of control information and data information shown in Figure 6B, the last time-domain symbol occupied by the control information is the reference time point, and the data information needs to be sent after the first time interval. The first time interval is 4 time-domain symbols, where 4 is predefined by the protocol.

[0301] Alternatively, the optional implementation of Embodiment 1 can be found in the optional implementation of the embodiment shown in Figure 2A.

[0302] Example 2:

[0303] The IoT network device sends a first transport block to the IoT terminal device. The first transport block includes: control information, data information, and an indicative code. Preferably, the time-domain length of the indicative code is predefined by the protocol. More preferably, the time-domain length of the indicative code is indicated by the control information.

[0304] Furthermore, the intermediate code is located between the control information and the data information, and the time-domain length of the intermediate code satisfies the second relationship. As shown in Figure 6C, which is a schematic diagram of the time-domain resources of the control information and the data information, the method for determining the second relationship is as follows:

[0305] The time domain length of the intermediate code is not less than or greater than the first time interval.

[0306] The first time interval is predefined by the protocol, or pre-stored in the device by the manufacturer, or reported by the device to the reader. Furthermore, the first time interval can be n time units, which can be relative time units, such as time domain symbols, sub-slots, time slots, subframes, radio frames, etc., or absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds.

[0307] Alternatively, alternative implementations of Embodiment 2 may refer to the alternative implementations in the embodiments shown in FIG2B.

[0308] In the embodiments disclosed herein, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations in other embodiments.

[0309] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0310] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0311] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0312] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the network device 7100 includes a processing module 7101 and a transceiver module 7102.

[0313] In some embodiments, the processing module described above is used to determine communication resources.

[0314] Optionally, the above processing module is used to perform at least one of the other communication steps (such as step 2101, step 3101, step 3301, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device 7100 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0315] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices using communication resources.

[0316] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the sending or receiving steps (e.g., steps 2102, 2201, 2202, 3102, 3201, 3202, 3302, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device 7100 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0317] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first type of terminal device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the first type of terminal device 7200 may include a processing module 7201 and a transceiver module 7202.

[0318] In some embodiments, the processing module described above is used to determine communication resources.

[0319] Optionally, the above processing module is used to execute at least one of the other communication steps (such as steps 2101, 2203, 3101, 3203, and 3301, but not limited thereto) executed by the first type of terminal device 7200 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0320] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to receive at least one of control information and data information sent by the network device using communication resources.

[0321] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the first type of terminal device 7200 in any of the above methods (e.g., steps 2102, 2201, 2202, 4102, 4201, 4202, 4302, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.

[0322] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 provided according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0323] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 8100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 8101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0324] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8102. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8102, the transceivers 8102 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., steps 2102, 2201, 2202, 3102, 3201, 3202, 3302, 4102, 4201, 4202, 4302, 5102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps 2101, 2203, 3101, 4101, 4203, 5101, but not limited thereto). In optional embodiments, the transceivers may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface can be used interchangeably; terms such as transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit can be used interchangeably; and terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit can be used interchangeably.

[0325] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8103 may be located outside the communication device 8100. In an optional embodiment, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive data from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read data stored in the memory 8102 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0326] In some embodiments, the processor 8101 may store a computer program 8105, which runs on the processor 8101 and enables the communication device 8000 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The computer program 8105 may be embedded in the processor 8101, in which case the processor 8101 may be implemented in hardware.

[0327] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG8A. The communication device may be a standalone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0328] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 8200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 8200 shown in Figure 8B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0329] Chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. Chip 8200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0330] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 may be located outside of chip 8200. Optionally, interface circuit 8202 is connected to memory 8203, and interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive data from memory 8203 or other devices, and interface circuit 8202 can be used to send data to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read data stored in memory 8203 and send the data to processor 8201.

[0331] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., steps 2102, 2201, 2202, 3102, 3201, 3202, 3302, 4102, 4201, 4202, 4302, and 5102, but not limited thereto). The interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method refers, for example, to the interface circuit 8202 performing data interaction between the processor 8201, the chip 8200, the memory 8203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps 2101, 2203, 3101, 4101, 4203, and 5101, but not limited thereto).

[0332] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0333] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device 8100, cause the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0334] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0335] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method based on the Internet of Things, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Identify communication resources; Using the communication resources, control information and data information are sent to one or more first-type terminal devices.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The determined communication resources include: Based on the predefined protocol, a first resource and a second resource are determined. The first resource is used to send the control information, and the second resource is used to send the data information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first resource and the second resource satisfy any one of the following: The time interval between the first time point of the first resource and the third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the first time point is the first time domain unit of the first resource, and the third time point is the first time domain unit of the second resource; The time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the second time point is the last time domain unit of the first resource, and the fourth time point is the last time domain unit of the second resource. The time interval between the first time point of the first resource and the fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval; The time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

4. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that, The step of using the communication resources to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices includes: Using the first resource, the control information is sent to the one or more first-type terminal devices; After a first time interval following a first time point or a second time point of the first resource, the second resource is used to send the data information to the one or more first-type terminal devices.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sending of control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices includes: A first transport block is sent to one or more first-type terminal devices. The first transport block includes the control information, the data information, and an intermolecular code, wherein the intermolecular code is located between the control information and the data information.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The time domain length of the intermediate code is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send second information to the one or more first-type terminal devices, the second information being used to indicate the time-domain length of the mid-prefix; or The second information is determined based on the predefined protocol.

8. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that, The method further includes: The first time interval is determined based on a predefined protocol; or The first time interval is determined based on the device information of the one or more first-type terminal devices; or Receive the first time interval sent by the one or more first-type terminal devices.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The control information includes at least one of the following: Selection information is used to indicate one or more Type I terminal devices; The query information is used to query at least one of the following information for one or more Type I terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; Inventory information is used to trigger the start or end of inventory, or to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory duration, and number of inventory rounds; Feedback information is used to indicate whether information sent from one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device. Reading information is used to trigger a reading operation, which includes at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, or reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices perform a preset action; Write information to trigger a write operation, wherein the write operation indicates at least one of the following: writing the information to be written to a preset area, and the information to be written; Locking information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more Type I terminal devices; Inactivation information is used to instruct one or more Type 1 terminal devices to inactivate.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The data information includes at least one of the following: Data information from one or more first-type terminal devices is stored using a first storage method; Data information from one or more first-type terminal devices is stored using a second storage method; The information to be written corresponding to the write operation; The one or more first-type terminal devices request data information sent by the network device; The network device notifies the one or more first-type terminal devices of data information.

11. A communication method based on the Internet of Things, characterized in that, The method is executed by a first type of terminal device, and the method includes: Identify communication resources; Using the aforementioned communication resources, control information and data information sent by network devices are received.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The determined communication resources include: Based on the predefined protocol, a first resource and a second resource are determined. The first resource is used to receive the control information, and the second resource is used to receive the data information.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The first resource and the second resource satisfy any one of the following: The time interval between the first time point of the first resource and the third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the first time point is the first time domain unit of the first resource, and the third time point is the first time domain unit of the second resource; The time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval, the second time point is the last time domain unit of the first resource, and the fourth time point is the last time domain unit of the second resource. The time interval between the first time point of the first resource and the fourth time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval; The time interval between the second time point of the first resource and the third time point of the second resource is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

14. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 13, characterized in that, The use of the communication resources to receive control information and data information sent by the network device includes: Using the first resource, receive the control information sent by the network device; After a first time interval following either a first time point or a second time point of the first resource, the second resource is used to receive the data information sent by the network device.

15. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The control information and data information received from the network device include: The network device sends a first transport block, which includes the control information, the data information, and an intermolecular code, wherein the intermolecular code is located between the control information and the data information.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The time domain length of the intermediate code is greater than or equal to the first time interval.

17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network device sends second information, which indicates the time-domain length of the middle preamble; or The second information is determined based on the predefined protocol.

18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, characterized in that, The method further includes: The first time interval is determined based on a predefined protocol; or The first time interval is determined based on the device information of the one or more first-type terminal devices; or The first time interval is sent to the network device.

19. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 18, characterized in that, The control information includes at least one of the following: Selection information is used to indicate one or more Type I terminal devices; The query information is used to query at least one of the following information for one or more Type I terminal devices: encryption type, authentication type, battery level, supported information reporting type, device type, identification information, and pre-stored access information; Inventory information is used to trigger the start or end of inventory, or to indicate at least one of the following: inventory cycle, inventory duration, and number of inventory rounds; Feedback information is used to indicate whether information sent from one or more first-type terminal devices to the network device has been successfully received by the network device. Reading information is used to trigger a reading operation, which includes at least one of the following: reading pre-stored information in a preset area of ​​one or more first-type terminal devices, or reading result information after one or more first-type terminal devices perform a preset action; Write information to trigger a write operation, wherein the write operation indicates at least one of the following: writing the information to be written to a preset area, and the information to be written; Locking information, used to lock one or more functions of one or more Type I terminal devices; Inactivation information is used to instruct one or more Type 1 terminal devices to inactivate.

20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, characterized in that, The data information includes at least one of the following: Data information from one or more first-type terminal devices is stored using a first storage method; Data information from one or more first-type terminal devices is stored using a second storage method; The information to be written corresponding to the write operation; The one or more first-type terminal devices request data information sent by the network device; The network device notifies the one or more first-type terminal devices of data information.

21. A network device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to determine communication resources; The transceiver module is used to send control information and data information to one or more first-type terminal devices using the communication resources.

22. A type-1 terminal device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to determine communication resources; The transceiver module is used to receive control information and data information sent by the network device using the communication resources.

23. A communication device, wherein, include: transceiver; Memory; The processor is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal transmission and reception of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and is capable of implementing the method of any one of claims 1-20.

24. A computer storage medium, wherein, The computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; when executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions can implement the method of any one of claims 1-20.

25. A communication system, characterized in that, include: A network device for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10; One or more first-type terminal devices are used to perform the method as described in any one of claims 11 to 20.

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